[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

elderberry \el"derber`ry\, n. bot.
   1. the berrylike drupe of the elder. that of the old world
      elder sambucus nigra and that of the american sweet
      elder s. canadensis are sweetish acid, and are eaten
      as a berry or made into wines or jellies.
      webster 1913 suppl. + wordnet 1.5

   2. the european variety of elder see 3rd elder, a common
      black-fruited shrub or small tree of europe and asia; the
      fruit is used for wines and jellies.

   syn: bourtree, black elder, common elder, european elder,
        sambucus nigra.
        wordnet 1.5
see also:
sambucus nigra s. canadensis elder 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

elder \el"der\, n. oe. ellern, eller, as. ellen, cf. lg.
   elloorn; perh. akin to ohg. holantar, holuntar, g. holunder;
   or perh. to e. alder, n. bot.
   a genus of shrubs sambucus having broad umbels of white
   flowers, and small black or red berries.
   1913 webster

   note: the common north american species is sambucus
         canadensis; the common european species s. nigra
         forms a small tree. the red-berried elder is s.
         pubens. the berries are diaphoretic and aperient. the
         european elder sambucus nigra is also called the
         elderberry, bourtree, old world elder, black
         elder, and common elder.
         1913 webster + wordnet 1.5

   box elder. see under 1st box.

   dwarf elder. see danewort.

   elder tree. bot. same as elder. --shak.

   marsh elder, the cranberry tree viburnum opulus.
      1913 webster
see also:
sambucus sambucus canadensis s. nigra s. pubens sambucus nigra elderberry 
bourtree old world elder black elder common elder box elder 
box dwarf elder danewort elder tree elder 
marsh elder viburnum opulus 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

elderberry
     n 1: common black-fruited shrub or small tree of europe and asia;
          fruit used for wines and jellies syn: bourtree, black
          elder, common elder, european elder, sambucus
          nigra
     2: berrylike fruit of an elder used for e.g. wines and jellies
see also:
bourtree black elder common elder european elder sambucus nigra 

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